Verbal Apparitions
1 Verbal Apparitions Guest Blog by: Lee Mason, PhD, BCBA-D Child Study Center – Cook Children’s, Fort Worth TX While the holiday season is meant to bring feelings of love …
Sweet Home Chicago
Sweet Home Chicago It’s that time of year again. Behavior analysts around the world are preparing to make their annual journey to meet friends and colleagues, old and new at …
Prosody: The Song of Speech
1 Guest Blog by: Dave Palmer, Ph.D. Smith College Think of your favorite song. For me, “Hey, Jude” by the Beatles would be a candidate. If you are easily embarrassed, …
Jarring Jargon or Tender Terms?
1 Co-Authored by Matt Hayes, Graduate Student, University of Massachusetts Lowell Behavior analysts have expertise in evaluating the impact of environmental variables on the behavior of human and non-human animals. However, …
The Language of Romantic Love
1 Behavior analysts have focused their attention on a variety of socially important topics. However, there has been relatively less attention and discussion focused on complex human emotional behavior (e.g., …
The Power of Language in Organizational Governance
1 Guest Blog by: Ramona A. Houmanfar, Ph.D. Professor and Director of Behavior Analysis Program, University of Nevada, Reno Language plays a fundamental role in human behavior, especially in organizations …
Airstream Dreams: An Example of Skinner’s Verbal Behavior in Everyday Life
Guest Blog by: Amber L. Valentino, Psy.D., BCBA-D Chief Clinical Standards & Research Officer, Trumpet Behavioral Health I recently spent two nights on California’s redwood coast in a renovated 1952 …
Dementia Is Here to Stay; We Might as Well Have A Say
1 Guest Blog by: Maranda Trahan, Ph.D., BCBA-D Wellness Director, Kisco The Fountains of Melbourne Look around: One in three individuals born today will develop dementia later in life. Dementia …
Just Do It: Finding Meaning in Symbols
1 How is it that a simple phrase: ‘Just Do It’ and a swoosh logo have taken on such special meaning in the last week? These have been highly recognized …
¿Puedo Criar a Mi Hijo con Autismo para que Sea Bilingüe?
Según las estadísticas más recientes de la Oficina del Censo, hay hasta 350 idiomas que se hablan en los hogares de los EE.UU. Los datos más recientes también indican que …